National Weather Service

Missouri reports about 40 tornadoes in a typical season — but it's surpassed that number all of the last three years. Unusually high temperatures in March and April brought more frequent storms.

Tornado warning sirens have been a frequent sound in the Kansas City area so far this year. This month is likely to be much of the same, according to Zachary Leasor, a state climatologist with the University of Missouri.

Much of the Kansas City area is under hazardous weather warnings, including a tornado watch for a handful of counties surrounding the metro. Damaging winds and rain are likely, causing flooding and power outages. Residents are urged to stay alert and informed throughout the night.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Clay and Jackson counties around 9 p.m.

A tornado hit Cass County on Friday night, causing significant damages to homes and other buildings in the early evening. The Friday storms capped off a week of extreme weather, bringing colder temperatures for the weekend and drier conditions next week.

The National Weather Service has put south-central Jackson County under tornado warning and confirms a tornado is on the ground after being spotted over Raymore.

Small, but severe, thunderstorms roll through the greater metropolitan area as the forecast calls for high wind, heavy rain and hail.

The National Weather Service says there's a chance of strong winds and hail, with a low risk of tornadoes, on Tuesday across the metro.

Meteorologists confirmed tornadoes in Franklin County and Linn County, Kansas. The Kansas City metro area went under tornado watch around 6:30 p.m., before lightning storms and rain rolled in.

Forecasters predict the metro could see heavy rain with severe weather by the end of the week on the heels of an exceptionally warm stretch this month. Meteorologists say the weather roller coaster is the result of cold and hot fronts from the East and West Coasts, coming together over the Midwest.

A warm, spring-like Saturday will rapidly give way to a strong storm Sunday that could bring a mix of rain and snow. Kansas City will also get plummeting temperatures and high winds.

Through a round of thunderstorms Thursday night and an expected line of storms on Friday, all modes of severe weather may be possible, according to the National Weather Service.